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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada is cracking down on junk food advertisements aimed at children by proposing to restrict television and digital media that promote unhealthy eating. The updated proposal, published Tuesday, will form the basis for draft regulations to amend the Food and Drug Regulations, according to Health Canada,

Judith Coates, a cancer survivor from Orillia, Ont., had her breast implant for six months before feelings of chest pain, blurry vision and breathing difficulty started to take hold of her health. She even started dropping things as she said she had numbness in her hands. In 2015, Coates had a textured silicone implant after

Prom is supposed to be special for every student, but one high school senior from Nashville, Tenn., was left out entirely when they were refused entry for wearing a suit rather than a dress. B Hayes, an 18-year-old, non-binary student at Nashville Christian School, said the school’s dress code disallowed them from wearing the all-black

After seven decades of work, 91-year-old Betty Glover is finally able to retire. The Oregon supermarket worker had to take matters into her own hands, setting up a GoFundMe fundraiser to raise the money that will allow her to rest. Glover, according to Oregon’s Rogue Valley Times, launched her online money-raising effort a couple of

18:51 The rise of violence in Canada’s public libraries The random acts of violence that are happening on our streets and in our transit systems in cities across Canada are also making their way into public libraries. Local branches of all sizes are reporting an increase in verbal and physical violence. And for some, the

Tupperware, the well-known maker of food storage containers, is in danger of going out of business if the company cannot raise new financing, according to a Friday press release from the 77-year-old firm. When the markets reopened on Monday, the effect of that warning was felt in Tupperware’s stock price, which plummeted by nearly 50

Inflation and fears about the direction of the economy are putting a chill in most Canadians’ summer travel plans, according to new polling. But experts tell Global News “budget-conscious” vacations are still in the cards for many looking to get away. Roughly six in 10 Canadians are scaling back their vacation plans due to inflation

Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are on the rise in Canada, but a growing number of research shows that taking a particular antibiotic drug after sex may help prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The antibiotic drug doxycycline has been on the market for more than 50 years and has been typically used to treat skin infections;

Artificial intelligence is changing the way we work, do school assignments, enjoy our airwaves and now … take sick days? Anyone planning to fake an illness in the future might want to rethink their plans, as scientists are working on AI technology that will be able to detect whether a person is sick or not,

Cancer-causing chemicals are lurking in household electronics and children’s toys, despite being banned for more than a decade in Canada, a study out of the University of Toronto found. The study, published Tuesday in Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, says chlorinated paraffins were found in more than 87 per cent of tested household products, which